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Mixing & Matching Components
@jtcf @russ69 Thanks to you both.  Appreciate your thinking and perspectives.  I must admit that I almost have a fear that if I start trying other flavors out there, I may like them!  I retired in January and I’m moving into the “fixed income” pur... 
Mixing & Matching Components
@MillerCarbon.  Your point is what?   
I think I over treated my room. I can't hear anything.
Thanks - Interesting post. 
Keith Jarrett on the importance of audio sound quality
I love his quote from the Sun Bear Box - "Think of your ears as eyes." 
Lumin U1 vs. Sonore SE
Very Cool.  Thanks for the reply.  I'm anxious to hear your outcome.  My Sonore SE Optical is still at my dealer's.  He is demo-ing it on a system, which is fine.  That is also breaking it in for me.  I'm not ready to do all the cabling and reconf... 
Speakers which always sound good
Sonus Faber has a couple of new lines at different price points and sizes. All beautifully crated.  I’ve owned three of them and think of them as part finely crafted furniture.   
Try to train them...again, or simply shoot them?
Ever since High School I have had a rule to not let my LPs out of my possession.I was at a used Record Store some time ago and the guy was "polishing" CD's playable side with a machine that looked like the what you use to buff out your shoes.  A s... 
Upgrade DAC recommendation
McIntosh D1100 would be an awesome addition 
I was going to give my son a system, with brand new Solid Steel rack but he has AirPods???
My daughter just started graduate school, and moved in with the Boyfriend.  I gave them a McIntosh RS100 for their new apartment.  They love it.  Can't wait to show up and hear it.  Obviously better than an Amazon Echo!  Plus, now they are a proud... 
Your most indispensable "tweak"?
Upgrading my Power Conditioner from the Niagara 1200 was a huge leap for me. 
Frustrated McIntosh Owner
I have not run into this issue with McIntosh.  I communicate directly with a few McIntosh folks via email and it is always a great and timely exchange. My dealer Also doesn’t have any trouble getting products I order or getting intel.  But folks a... 
Wall mounting on studs
I always use a vertically placed 2x6 screwed in between suds.  Gives me a little more inches of play up & down. 
Thanks Audiogon !
Thanks for sharing this positive note 
Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store
Don't walk, RUN.  They should be developing a relationship with you.  It is not your first purchase that counts.  It is the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on.  It is important to develop a relationship, a rapport, and trust with your dealer.  That is not ac... 
One of the Best Stereo System in the World!
The man is a man of many hobbies.  Good for him!  I'm glad to see him enjoying the fruits of his labors.  As I age I think about mortality more than I did before.  Surviving cancer can do that for you.  I struggle financially with the upgrades to ...